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Exercise. Do we use for or since with the following time references?

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• I haven't phoned home [pic]Christmas.

• We've been here [pic]nine o'clock.

• I have worked for International House [pic]more than eight years.

• I haven't visited my home town [pic]I left school.

• I haven't been to the cinema [pic]ages.

• I have studied non-stop [pic]9.15.

• I have had a driving licence [pic]I was eighteen.

• She hasn't had a day off [pic]1999.

• Johan has been in England [pic]more than two weeks now.

• Peter has been my best friend [pic]we were nine.

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Exercise. Do we use for or since with the following time references?

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• I haven't phoned home [pic]Christmas.

• We've been here [pic]nine o'clock.

• I have worked for International House [pic]more than eight years.

• I haven't visited my home town [pic]I left school.

• I haven't been to the cinema [pic]ages.

• I have studied non-stop [pic]9.15.

• I have had a driving licence [pic]I was eighteen.

• She hasn't had a day off [pic]1999.

• Johan has been in England [pic]more than two weeks now.

• Peter has been my best friend [pic]we were nine.

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Exercise. Do we usually use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple

tenses with the following time references?

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|  |a long time ago |  |[pic] |  |

|  |since we last met |  |[pic] |  |

|  |yet |  |[pic] |  |

|  |after I got married |  |[pic] |  |

|  |lately |  |[pic] |  |

|  |this month |  |[pic] |  |

|  |the day before yesterday |  |[pic] |  |

|  |last night |  |[pic] |  |

|  |since last weekend |  |[pic] |  |

|  |at the weekend |  |[pic] |  |

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Exercise. Chose the most suitable tense - the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.

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    [pic]  She has studied very well at school.

    [pic]  She studied very well at school.

 

    [pic]  Have you ever visited Italy?

    [pic]  Did you ever visit Italy?

 

    [pic]  Thomas Edison has invented the light bulb.

    [pic]  Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.

 

    [pic]  How long have you had this job?

    [pic]  How long did you have this job?

 

    [pic]  I have never smoked a cigarette ever since.

    [pic]  I didn't smoke a cigarette ever since.

 

    [pic]  Charlie Chaplin has made a lot of films.

    [pic]  Charlie Chaplin made a lot of films.

 

    [pic]  When have you last been to the cinema?

    [pic]  When did you last go to the cinema?

 

    [pic]  It's the best car I've ever had.

    [pic]  It's the best car I ever had.

 

    [pic]  How many times have you been married?

    [pic]  How many times were you married?

 

    [pic]  We haven't had lunch yet.

    [pic]  We didn't have lunch yet.

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Click on the answer you think is correct.

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|1. When ________________ the school? |

|   a) |have you joined |

|   b) |did you joined |

|   c) |did you join |

|   d) |have you ever joined |

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|2. ___________________   in England? |

|   a) |Did you ever worked |

|   b) |Have you ever worked |

|   c) |Worked you |

|   d) |Didn't you have worked |

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|3. That's the best speech ______________ |

|   a) |I never heard |

|   b) |I didn't hear |

|   c) |I used to hear |

|   d) |I've ever heard |

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|4. He's the most difficult housemate _____________________ |

|   a) |I never dealt with. |

|   b) |I never had to deal with. |

|   c) |I've ever had to deal with. |

|   d) |I've never had to deal with. |

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|5. ___________________ to him last week. |

|   a) |I spoke |

|   b) |I've already spoken |

|   c) |I didn't spoke |

|   d) |I speaked |

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|6. ______________ a contract last year and it is still valid. |

|   a) |We have signed |

|   b) |We signed |

|   c) |We haven't signed |

|   d) |We have sign |

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|7.  _______________ from a business trip to France. |

|   a) |I come back |

|   b) |I came back |

|   c) |I never came back |

|   d) |I've just come back |

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|8. Prices ________ in 1995 but then _____   in 1996. |

|   a) |rised                   falled |

|   b) |rose                   fell |

|   c) |have risen          have fallen |

|   d) |rose                   have fallen |

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|9. You    ____________        to a word    ____________ |

|   a) |listened                    I haven't said |

|   b) |didn't listen               I say |

|   c) |listened                       saying |

|   d) |haven't listened           I've said |

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|10. I can't believe that ________________ the news. |

|   a) |you haven't read |

|   b) |you didn't read |

|   c) |you don't read |

|   d) |you read not |

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|[pic][pic][pic][pic]A) Rewrite the phrase into Present Perfect. |

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|Example: he cries - he has cried |

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|[pic][pic]1) [pic][pic][pic][pic]you finish - [pic] |

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|[pic]2) [pic][pic][pic][pic]they clean - [pic] |

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|[pic]3) [pic][pic][pic][pic]you bought - [pic] |

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|[pic]4) [pic][pic][pic][pic]she doesn't know - [pic] |

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|[pic]B) Negate the sentences. |

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|[pic][pic]1) [pic][pic][pic][pic]We have seen the film. |

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|[pic]2) [pic][pic][pic][pic]They have stolen the lipstick. |

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|[pic]3) [pic][pic][pic][pic]Jeff has made pizza. |

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|[pic]4) [pic][pic][pic][pic]Anne has lost her mobile phone. |

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|[pic]C) Which form is correct? |

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|[pic][pic]1) they[pic] [pic]listened |

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|[pic]2) you[pic] [pic]grown |

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|[pic]3) it[pic] [pic]closed |

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|[pic]4) I[pic] [pic]thrown |

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|[pic]D) Which answers are correct? |

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|[pic][pic]1) Which verb forms are used with the Present Perfect? |

|[pic][pic]had + infinitive + -ed |

|[pic][pic]had + past participle |

|[pic][pic]has + past participle |

|[pic][pic]have + infinitive + -ed |

|[pic][pic]have + past participle |

|[pic][pic]infinitive + -ed |

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|[pic]2) Which verb forms are used with the Present Perfect? |

|[pic][pic]had |

|[pic][pic]had had |

|[pic][pic]has |

|[pic][pic]has had |

|[pic][pic]have had |

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|[pic]3) What are typical signal words for the Present Perfect? |

|[pic][pic]already |

|[pic][pic]at the moment |

|[pic][pic]ever |

|[pic][pic]just |

|[pic][pic]last night |

|[pic][pic]usually |

|[pic][pic]yet |

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|[pic]E) since or for? |

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|[pic][pic]1) [pic][pic]a few minutes |

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|[pic]2) [pic][pic]Sunday |

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|[pic]3) [pic][pic]five years |

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|[pic]4) [pic][pic]years |

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|[pic]F) Which answer is correct? |

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|[pic][pic]1) In which sentence is the Present Perfect put in correctly? |

|[pic][pic]We has left for Edinburgh. |

|[pic][pic]We have leaved for Edinburgh. |

|[pic][pic]We have left for Edinburgh. |

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|[pic]2) In which question is the Present Perfect put in correctly? |

|[pic][pic]Where has you gone? |

|[pic][pic]Where have you goed? |

|[pic][pic]Where have you gone? |

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|[pic]3) In which sentence is the Present Perfect put in correctly? |

|[pic][pic]Emily has losed her purse. |

|[pic][pic]Emily has lost her purse. |

|[pic][pic]Emily have lost her purse. |

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|[pic]4) In which question is the Present Perfect put in correctly? |

|[pic][pic]Had you had spaghetti for lunch? |

|[pic][pic]Has you had spaghetti for lunch? |

|[pic][pic]Have you had spaghetti for lunch? |

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My car ________ down. [pic]have broke [pic]have broken [pic]has broke [pic]has broken

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2 We ________ across the Pacific. [pic]have sailed [pic]have sail [pic]has sailed [pic]has sail

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3 She ________ three pieces of pizza already. [pic]have ate [pic]have eaten [pic]has ate [pic]has eaten

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4 I ________ five miles to get here. [pic]have rode [pic]have ridden [pic]has rode [pic]has ridden

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5 The books ________ on that shelf for fifteen years. [pic]have be [pic]have been [pic]has be [pic]has been

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6 They ________ a brand new sports car. [pic]have just bought [pic]have just buy [pic]has just bought [pic]has just buy

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7 She ________ hard this semester. [pic]have worked [pic]have work [pic]has worked [pic]has work

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8 I ________ snowboarding. [pic]have never try [pic]have never tried [pic]has never try [pic]has never tried

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9 ________ an eagle? [pic]Have you ever seen [pic]Have you ever see [pic]Has you ever seen [pic]Has you ever see

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10 Someone ________ my video player! [pic]have stole [pic]have stolen [pic]has stole [pic]has stolen

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|Maya has been a |

|professional singer|

|________ 1989. |

| |[pic] | |since |

| |[pic] | |for |

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|2 |So far, it has rained ________ five hours. |

| |[pic] | |since |

| |[pic] | |for |

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|3 |I haven't been snowboarding ________ last winter. |

| |[pic] | |since |

| |[pic] | |for |

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|4 |Jo has been a student here ________ March. |

| |[pic] | |since |

| |[pic] | |for |

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|5 |The beaver has been an emblem of Canada ________ many years. |

| |[pic] | |since |

| |[pic] | |for |

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|6 |Cougars have almost disappeared from the Victoria area ________ humans settled here. |

| |[pic] | |since |

| |[pic] | |for |

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|7 |Mary has kept a diary ________ she was ten years old. |

| |[pic] | |since |

| |[pic] | |for |

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|8 |First Nations people in British Columbia have told stories about the eagle ________ hundreds of years. |

| |[pic] | |since |

| |[pic] | |for |

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|9 |The Canadian two-dollar coin (or toonie) has been in circulation ________ 1996. |

| |[pic] | |since |

| |[pic] | |for |

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|10 |They've been married ________ twenty-five years. |

| |[pic] | |since |

| |[pic] | |for |

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Dolphins ________ in BC waters for millions of years, and are still common today. [pic]lived [pic]have lived

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2 I ________ my binder yesterday, but my brother found it this morning. [pic]lost [pic]have lost

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3 The Titanic ________ in 1912. [pic]sank [pic]has sunk

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4 We ________ this TV set since 1968, and it still works! [pic]owned [pic]have owned

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5 This wine ________ in the cellar for 15 years. When we take it out and open it, it will taste beautiful! [pic]was [pic]has been

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6 He ________ when his girlfriend left him, but he's OK now. [pic]cried [pic]has cried

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7 I ________ some new shorts, but I don't think I like them. Maybe I'll take them back to the store. [pic]bought [pic]have bought

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8 Junko ________ bacon in her life! She's a true vegetarian. [pic]never ate [pic]has never eaten

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9 I ________ these boots to go hiking yesterday. [pic]wore [pic]have worn

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10 The children ________ all the orange juice! We'll need to get some more. [pic]drank [pic]have drunk

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Put the verb in the correct tense and complete where necessary with SINCE or FOR.

1. I (type).............. seven this morning.

2. I (be) off work.......... almost a week.

3. How long you (wait)?

4. How long you (be) off work?

5. How long you (type)?

6. He (live) in that hotel........... the beginning of August.

7. She (study) English............ five years.

8. How long she (study) English?

9. I (work) for the company............ 1988.

10. Inflation (rise)............ interest rates (lower) by the

government.

11. He (be) teetotal........... his illness.

12. That church (stand)............. centuries.

13. The sun (shine)............. last week.

14. I (sit) in front of this computer screen............. ages and

it is driving me crazy.

15. I not (take) any holidays........ the beginning of last year.

16. What you (do)........... I (see) you last?

17. We (be) on holiday............. the past month.

18. I (try) to complete reading War and Peace ever ..............

I was fifteen years old.

19. ........... how long you (be) here?

20 ............ when you (be) here?

1 Lindsay [pic]not been to France. [pic]2 [pic]you finished your homework? [pic]3 They [pic]gone to a rock concert. [pic]4 [pic]you been to Japan? [pic]5 We [pic]never eaten Mexican food. [pic]6 Andrea has [pic]her umbrella. [pic]7 [pic]the sun come up? [pic]8 The children [pic]the lost puppy. [pic]9 How long have you [pic]a vegetarian? [pic]10 I haven't worked [pic]last December. [pic]

1. Your shoes look very clean. (you clean) [pic] them? 2.   Where is my mobile phone? It (disappear) [pic]. 3.   This is the first time I (be) [pic] to this country. 4.   She wasn't at school yesterday. She (be) [pic] at home.  This exercise is brought to you by 

5.   She (just have) [pic] lunch so she is not hungry. 6.   My grandmother (die) [pic] in the second world war. 7.   Mary (be) [pic] in America last year. 8.   I'm still reading the same book. I (not finish) [pic] it yet. 9.   I'm looking for Ann, (you see) [pic] her? 10.   I wanted to call my mum yesterday, but I (forget) [pic]. 11.   I spent a lot of time in America, but I (forget) [pic]many English words. 12.   I felt very sad so I (go) [pic] to my friend's party. 13.   I (never eat) [pic] caviar. 14.   I (never  meet) [pic] my grandmother. She lives abroad. 15.   I (live) [pic] in London for 10 years. 16.   I (feel) [pic] sick in the morning, but now I am much better. 17.   I (borrow) [pic] money from my uncle last week. 18.   'Where is your umbrella?' 

'I don't know I (lose) [pic] it.' 19.   'Do you know Lucy's husband?' 

' I  (meet) [pic] him just once.' 20.   '(fly you ever) [pic] first class?' 

'Yes, many times.'

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